Brexit: A Grand New 'Global Britain'? What is the UK's Global Position Outside the EU? - TLDR News

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When leaving the EU, the UK government promised that the country could reclaim a new powerful place on the global stage. However, with Britain out it's hard to see this becoming a reality. So in this video we discuss what powers Britain has and if there really is a grand global future for the country.
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[@FacingWorld07]

Being global power bring no benefit to the everyday citizen, just take a look at US and China, social issue, stability, poverty, wealth gap, discrimination, etc. Finland is not a global power but yet their citizen is rank the happiest. I think citizen wellbeing is far more important.

[@darkkrenify]

@@L8Pl personally im all for cutting foreign aid and other payments to china

[@thewormthatturned4323]

Totally agree, this narrow lense of GDP and global influence is only of interest to industrialists. Britains focus should be primarily directed towards the well-being of the British people. Unfortunately the Conservatives are pro big business and Labour or anti Britain so we carry on rushing towards an ever moving economic goal.

[@billbill6576]

I’m an American and I agree, we have pretty much no say in our gov and are treated poorly here.

[@donhuang9855]

@@darkkrenify You meant cutting Regime Changing funds and payments to the HKG protesters as they are on their way to the UK with their newly issued BNO.

[@donhuang9855]

@Kordell Swoffer Spoken alike a true Trumpee; very little poverty - why then issue trillions of QE monies into the pockets of the 90% "Have-Nots"?, why is the "BLM" a big social issue in the USA?, Why are US corporations deemed too BIG to FAIL?and why are Americans divided into deep political hues for so many decades?

[@user-pm7fv9dt6j]

*QUEEN : **_Mr prime minister the time has come for Empire to strike back execute order_** 66*

[@eventhewhoknows]

Every head of state gets killed

[@Boszziuryayok]

Secret loyalist robot armies emerge from hidden bunkers in Canada, South Africa, Australia, NZ...

[@ciaranbrk]

He would still fuck it up and execute order 67 😂

[@valentincondeescu2082]

Queen :I let u idiots. 😉

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

UK after Brexit : it's colonization time

[@clancywiggam]

Can UK become a superpower? The question is can the UK stay together over the next decade.

[@7DK7DK]

Just don't offer any referendum , problem solved.

[@niranjanr8075]

Why what’s the issue

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

@@7DK7DK That would be highly illegal. You'd see fighting.

[@aonary5382]

Independent Scotland and Independent Gibraltar by 2035, Unified Ireland by 2050 Australia, Canada and NZ to ditch the monarchy after Queen Liz dies Goodbye UK

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

@@aonary5382 I forsee an independent Scotland before 2030.

[@myririmyri6639]

"stop pretending to be important" Now theres a loaded question if I ever heard one

[@sausagejockyGaming]

Still the 4th most powerful nation and 5th richest, might not be as important as once was but britain is still very important.

[@georgemichaels9057]

@@sausagejockyGaming Yes, but it`s only going to go down further the world rankings post brexit especially as Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to move away as a result.

[@sausagejockyGaming]

@@georgemichaels9057 scotland isnt leaving and northern ireland is a net drain on the UK economy, contrary to popular belief the republic of ireland isnt pushing for unification because their economy cant put up with the northern ireland net drain.

[@georgemichaels9057]

@@sausagejockyGaming Well, according to latest polls it’s looking more likely that they will.

[@sausagejockyGaming]

@@georgemichaels9057 the polls are of 2,000 people and are not independently done, they are conducted BY the snp who choose who they ask, they choose areas where they are popular.

[@monutoon35]

UK may have been a superpower but so was Mongolia. Things change, we'll have to see how things go as time goes on.

[@numega7323]

Mongolia wasn't so much an empire, it was more of an exploding force that spread across Asia. Once Ghengis Khan died the empire got split up, and then the land got taken back from them.

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

@@numega7323 Same criticism could be leveled at many major historical powers like Macedonia under Alexander the Great. Whether long or brief, the power of nations waxe and wane. Some last a single generation, some several. Anyhow, the UK certainly isn't there now, I think we can safely make that assumption.

[@jonsmith5058]

@@numega7323 I mean you are nitpicking though. So was Rome, the Italians are not a superpower, so was Greece, again definitely not a superpower, the Ottomans had a massive empire, not anymore. Historic power means jack shit.

[@numega7323]

@@MadsBoldingMusic Yes, of course, the UK has definitely lost its global influence.

[@numega7323]

@@jonsmith5058 Yes I agree, the UK is completely irrelevant now.

[@dreadful_name2924]

- What is Brexit? - It’s whatever your imagination wants it to be! - But what is it really? - That’s not for you to know!

[@HamishDuh2nd]

This is why I am so skeptical of CANZUK, and I am against it, in it's current form. (I'm Canadian BTW) I love the idea of free immigration to these countries, and unifying against the CCP. The extra trade is more important to Britain, than it is to us I think. But there is still this idea Britain has of former glory, where I'm like "no, that's not happening. We are not going back to the empire." When the English act like their business is none of my business, and its not for me to know, I'm like "uh yeah, it kind of is my business, since your country is trying to make CANZUK a thing. Do you even know or care about the kind of baggage Canada has? Do you want to be honest with us, and yourself about your own baggage? Because if you don't and you think its none of our business then, why would we ever believe CANZUK could work?" At this point removing the monarchy is really the only way I could see us having any CANZUK deal, that makes sense. I know salesmanship, and this sales pitch reeks of desperation. Its pretty obvious why the U.K. is promoting it, and there is clearly problems with the idea, that the U.K. isn't being honest about.

[@dreadful_name2924]

@@HamishDuh2nd at this rate it will just be the English as well and we can stop correcting you about it.

[@HamishDuh2nd]

@@dreadful_name2924 Well, I am of Scottish Highland descent, and if they separate, CANZUK will be even more of a no-deal for me.

[@dreadful_name2924]

@@HamishDuh2nd I’m only messing with you

[@HamishDuh2nd]

@@dreadful_name2924 it's fine. I am encouraging more honesty.

[@anfeargaelach5655]

UK: next superpower Ireland: ahhhh shit, not again

[@lucmeyer2733]

Ireland is part of the EUropean motherstaat ,

[@peadarocolmain4850]

@@lucmeyer2733 by our own volition

[@TheChill001]

@@peadarocolmain4850 you're not just a part, you're an example of how things should be done. I can't give any better example of economic recovery in the past decade.

[@ilFrancotti]

The more I think at it the more I come to believe that the UK was not the first nation to leave the EU but rather the first to be kicked out of it.

[@Dragonten312]

Coming soon: TLDR News Mars

[@sagagis]

first video: Are Martian real? If so, will they invade us?

[@10Tabris01]

The best source of information on the Martian Congressional Republic

[@chris7263]

I would subscribe so hard

[@cueball6969]

Well, once Elon Musk has got his colony started up, why not?

[@RedHeadForester]

This sounds like a cracking April fools joke idea....

[@randomjin9392]

To become a "superpower", a country first needs to become a "power". But the UK seems to do everything to prevent becoming that "power".

[@biocapsule7311]

Thinking they want to be a superpower is generally the wrong assessment about Brexit. Those people wants the "power" of a superpower without the need to having any connection with the outside world. They want to feel powerful without ever to deal with foreigners, "lowly" people or any sort of "undesirables". They can't stand the effort require to be a superpower. They just want the power with no effort.

[@Rowanie]

The way I see it the UK is a small country with a big mouth

[@Rowanie]

@@biocapsule7311 I thinking your right. Apparently EU citizens contribute to our country than actual British. They take many vital jobs and jobs that British people don't want. I feel people from other countries work harder as well. I feel alot of people whom voted for bexit are people working dead and jobs and really rich people who want more control

[@philmorris7964]

I am from Republic of Ireland, lived and worked in UK in NHS for 23 years, sadly moved back to Ireland because of Brexit, hope it all works out good.

[@01Chris02]

Irish citizens can travel freely through the isles as it is part of the common travel area. Is that why you moved back?

[@philmorris7964]

@@01Chris02 I count myself as a European and want to continue to do that, the mood of the country changed after the referendum and I think became more hostile to non native UK people

[@theancientsancients1769]

@@philmorris7964 So are all the countries in Europe not EU members their citizens not European? 🤔

[@philmorris7964]

@@theancientsancients1769 be as pedantic and obtuse as you wish, it's of no consequence to me

[@tiberius5245]

Really? Are you sure you were just not overreacting? I voted Brexit and have no hostility toward most immigrants. I think you are just being paranoid and self victimized.

[@peterblake4837]

I voted against joining the EU. However, once we were in, I expected the UK to commit to the EU, since a half hearted effort was not much use. Being the second net contributor after Germany, the Brexit faction bears a big responsibility for the future of the EU. The jingoist notion of the UK being a global super power is a product of ABJ's flexible grasp on reality.

[@sirnigeloffarage9255]

if were such a small country, why is the world speaking our language?

[@malaklranal1681]

@@sirnigeloffarage9255 Don't know, why do you think so island? How's CANZUK going for you?

[@sirnigeloffarage9255]

@@malaklranal1681 we havent joined YET.. but its only a matter of time that the head of the commonwealth returns back to the league of commonwealth countries.

[@malaklranal1681]

@@sirnigeloffarage9255 What if they don’t want to join you then?

[@spikebruh5546]

@@malaklranal1681 they do

[@Destide]

We barely have the power to be the UK

[@TGLynch]

Surly , England is a Islamic nation by now ,

[@javierslytherin9898]

@John Buffalo I am 98 Hahahaha

[@petermailes647]

@@TGLynch the racism jumped out

[@valeriedavidson2785]

Sirico. Absolute rubbish.

[@PGraveDigger1]

@John Buffalo I am 98 Aren't they descended from a German royal house?

[@Fonsmail]

it is not the UK that decides it is a global player, it is the rest of the world...

[@raukoring]

And they're all laughing 😂

[@cueball6969]

@@raukoring Not really

[@asator2746]

@@cueball6969 ofc we are... you are free and sovereign now... free like a fish in an ocean full of sharks.

[@greentokyo]

@@cueball6969 hahahahaha yeah we are!

[@aonary5382]

@@cueball6969 we totally are 😂😂

[@SD-tj5dh]

Brexiteers regularly forget that the glorious empire of old was on the backs of an impoverished working class.

[@mediavillawebdesignmedia1884]

Yes, but since Thatcher not even that is possible anymore today...

[@robinparker8662]

The elite class started with a stick, now they have put a carrot on the end.

[@kgw72]

And enslaved native people.

[@Peds013]

Which is strange as the role model brexiteer is an older working class man.

[@b.r.c9156]

And by looting, stealing and invading.

[@nekture]

Having the goal to become a solitary super power is a dumb and very risky goal. A strong EU with the UK will be stronger together than a strong UK on it's own.

[@learningagain4094]

The EU will just make countries into states, akin to that of the USA.

[@hermamhimself4351]

At least they will have enough strength through proteins for the now can eat all the fish they have....

[@Spectification]

If only they ate the fish they catch instead of exporting it in favour of more appealling imports from Norway for example

[@crashfaff]

Can't even have all the fish, as the EU boats can still fish in British waters

[@Spectification]

@@crashfaff Is this really the hill, UK wants to die on? Not even 1% of the overall economy because of some bygone days?

[@kimwit1307]

@@Spectification it seems that way, certainly.

[@TheCocktailTimes]

Hahahaha the thing is that most of the fish they catch, they don't like it 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@willionwang2216]

It honestly feels like endless self obsession.

[@Tea_and_Cake]

well so is the concept of american exceptionalism, everyone does it

[@anytimeanywhere7859]

@@Tea_and_Cake If 'murica is 'everyone', well then sure.

[@Tea_and_Cake]

@@anytimeanywhere7859 no, id say almost every nation thinks its dope, though ill give it to you that the americans are vary loud about their opinion of america

[@DerDop]

@@Tea_and_Cake America can afford exceptionalism, since it's clearly THE powerhouse from a military and economic perspective. UK is a small country with a great past,a country which unfortunately has many citizens living in 1921 not in 2021. The Russians spies have more hits in UK than in a FSB training camp, China used the Hong Kong accords as toilet paper, Boris Johnson is so stupid that in a visit to Myanmar wanted to recite a pro colonial poem.

[@Tea_and_Cake]

@@DerDop your’re making no sense dear

[@benjenkins2241]

Britain: The empire strikes back. Edit: It's a joke so don't rage.

[@patrickwalsh2086]

...from the dole office

[@robduncan599]

Yes looks like it ? Keeping Scotland in your Brexit Empire! Keeping Scotland captive as hostage, not allowing us to leave this Brexit Empire! With your authoritarian no no no ,, only we will escape this shite hole Brexit Empire!

[@martinbarry30]

The empire it is finished. No other lands to seize.

[@benjenkins2241]

@@robduncan599 The comment I made was a joke. Don't take it seriously.

[@theancientsancients1769]

@@robduncan599 I supported Scottish independence in 2014 but now I realised the EU wants not Scotland and cutting ourselves in the island we share with the English is ridiculous

[@dansasuk]

I mean all the good points about the UK being a “superpower” could be said of the other bigs in Europe, the difference is together they have a chance to make global changes, not so sure about a lonely UK.

[@kevinshmuk7237]

France is on par or better, the other countries aren't nuclear powers or invest as heavily into their army. Germany has the strongest economy but their lack of an army doesn't allow them to have much of a global sway compared to France or Britain.

[@alecneate76]

Europe's strength has come from competition in Europe not from the stagnant, isolationist protectionism of the EU.

[@1997Banane]

@@kevinshmuk7237 You do know that Germany spends more money in military than France? And it will be more than Britain as well over the years because of the 2%.

[@the_godfather9974]

Our military is really shit anyways but I think that is not too bad we should just form an EU Army in the long run we are all allies anyway so why not collect our forces in a single organization?

[@the_godfather9974]

@Alec Neate You really don‘t understand what the eu is do you? It’s the exact opposite of isolationism or protectionism as it guarantees free trade amongst its members so no customs between 27 countries! There are still tariffs for third countries but they were there before the eu and every country in the world has at least some sort of customs the eu just standardized it for all members thus being a customs union. And the EU is also in no way Isolationist as that would mean it would retreat from foreign affairs like the us did. in the 19th and early 20th Century and today the EU does the exact opposite! Don‘t believe every bullshit claim of brexiteers educate yourself!

[@johnfoster1200]

“But what have the Romans ever done for us...”? Bwahaha

[@JanChrissD]

"They build the roads." "And the aqueducts!"

[@squirrel6338]

We acknowledge the innovations, technology and education that the Romans and the Vikings brought to Britain, but the British empire was only negative.... 🤔

[@allanburgess4889]

John Foster, You ask what has Rome done for us They gave England a hard border [Hadrian's wall] to keep the SNP out.

[@janjasiewicz9851]

@@allanburgess4889 I can appreciate your humour! If I recall my o-level history correctly - the vast majority of "modern" English trace their ancestry to Anglo-Saxons (oh dear Germans), Normans (oh the horror - French), Jutes, Frisians (Germans/Dutch) and Vikings rather than the Brittones (as the Romans called the natives)...keep up the humour mate..we need it..

[@donhuang9855]

The Romans had given the English a good awakening that minding your own business does not meant they would not be invaded by foreign forces. This was an abject lesson which the Machu Dynasty in China failed to learn which resulted in them being invaded by foreign countries from yonderlands, e.g Opium wars

[@DrKaill]

I think the real question, is "why do we need to be a global superpower?"

[@joeclayson609]

To ensure our interests are protected and to encourage basic human rights around the world

[@joeclayson609]

@Fresh Turkey I get your point, America has done some very immoral actions such as regime change in the Middle East and South America. But you shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Americas role as a superpower has led to the most peaceful time in history

[@evancleary3315]

@@joeclayson609 encourage basic human rights around the world, dont make me fucking laugh, you cant even ensure them back home ffs

[@lukasserelis9459]

Being a global superpower =/= being a good country to live in. Global superpower: USA, Russia, China? No, thanks. Good countries to live in: Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Austria...

[@NicolaMulholland]

@@joeclayson609 a somewhat admirable sentiment but historically protecting your interests has meant decimating everyone elses...the empire wasn't exactly kind to the interests or human rights of the countries they conquered!

[@gyderian9435]

"Damn those evil EU globalists... we better make our own globalist system!" - a random brexiteer

[@kokojambo4944]

The French exposed just how weak Britain actually is. closing the borders for 2 weeks forced a capitulation by Boris. yet the unicorners will keep dreaming of empire 2

[@toscirafanshaw9735]

"It's certainly possible that Johnson's government could deliver on their promises." (7:42) Well, I suppose there's always a first time...

[@razachaswills5076]

He’s delivering on his promise to get the vaccine rapidly spread across the U.K. We are far more advanced than the 27 EU countries, so stop moaning and accept the good he is doing.

[@liamjohnston5798]

@@razachaswills5076 Letting a fire spread when you could have controlled it ages ago then heroically putting it out at the last minute when there's so much damage done doesn't necessarily balance out... The vaccine programme is good, but doesn't absolve Johnson's government of it's awful failures up to this point. IMHO :) x

[@lordanonimmo7699]

@@liamjohnston5798 Let's also not forget that the vaccine is made and was financed by the EU,if brexit didn't happened the vaccine would be cheaper for UK. And the only reason the UK vaccinated before was because they didn't completed the whole test,and hold responsibility for anything that could go wrong.And also the geography helped.

[@thirdenvoqation7735]

​@@liamjohnston5798 The UK was one of the first countries in the West to get hit by the virus and that was at the start of the outbreak where we knew little about it, to be frank if you look at what happened in Spain, Italy and Sweden and compare that to the UK we do come out favourably. Especially since the second wave hit Europe even more so. The media have a hatchet out for Boris and always have done. He hasn't covered himself in glory but if you look at Scotland's haphazard response it's just as confusing where Aberdeen was locked down harder than Glasgow, the Nike cover up, higher death tolls in care homes and more recently the delayed response to the vaccine roll out compared to England despite having the same time to set up. That's ignoring the SNP's own response to business support funds that still have to be paid out and them being unable to account for the pandemic relief budget. So yeah, the UK is doing a decent job at handling the disease, it's not perfect but it could be a lot worse and we're now one of the first countries to get a massive vaccination program rolled out because of Brexit, and it's going to be the key to fighting the disease by giving vital feedback on how effective the vaccination program is going to be. One thing we learned, we can't control diseases. It's going to make a fool of you no matter what.

[@scifino1]

@@thirdenvoqation7735 Yea, Sweden's handling of the pandemic was pretty horrible, too, yet BoJo's government has been arguing they should use Sweden as a model for handling covid.

[@steffenschiller3189]

First Brexit UK was like a cat meowing at the door forever and than not leaving the house when the door was opened. Now Brexit UK is still like a cat - imagining that outside it would be a lion to rule the world and when outside slowly realising that there are many things stronger, bigger and scarier than itself.

[@uweinhamburg]

And the bowl with food is now behind the door 🤣

[@numega7323]

This is the purrfect analogy.

[@AquilaSierra]

Can’t find this analogy on Google. Kudos if you came up with it. It’s brilliant.

[@steffenschiller3189]

@@AquilaSierra I did came up with the second part of it - as far as I know. Amazing what Corona boredom can do to you!

[@johnforbes8282]

nope, Brexit wasnt about being better than the eu. it was just about regaining sovereignty and control from a foreign oversight. with our laws now decided by our own sovereign government.

[@getnohappy]

We know what Britain's position will be: libertarian pirate island. This is what Brexit was all about. I love the list of our leadership though, when the vast majority of people in science, international diplomacy, and culture wanted to remain in the EU

[@lewisallan9963]

Libertarian pirate Island?....are you referring to the wanting to protect our fishing waters?

[@getnohappy]

@@lewisallan9963 the important thing is your trying to pay attention to what's going on 🙂 just keep doing your Best

[@davidjonmoxleyskipp230]

How long until the EU collapses? I've heard 5 years but that's too short. I'd go for about 20. What's your estimate, @getnohappy?

[@getnohappy]

@@davidjonmoxleyskipp230 why would it? Listening to brexiters talk about the eus collapse is like listening to a mistress talk about how "he'll leave her any day now". The irony of Brexit is it's increased eu support in member states. Whether the uk lasts five years in another matter.

[@operationgoldfish8331]

@Andrew Lyon _"Our so called experts have a history of being wrong again and again..."_ Only according to the populist right wing press, who make money out of stirring up controversy. Here's a non-political example. According to the Daily Mail (who should be closed down for trying to cause genocide through misiformation) the Statin drugs used to reduce cholesterol levels cause immense pain and threaten to give you diabetes. The truth is that there a number of side effects that occur in a very small percentage of patients; the most debilitating being muscle pain; which has a prevalence of one in a hundred and may only be specific to one out of a stable of about ten other drugs. I am a specialist cardiology nurse and I regularly come across patients who have stopped taking statins because of this and other negative coverage. This is almost invariably when they have had an *avoidable* heart attack. Statins have extended the lives of millions of people; their invention has added ten years onto our average lifespan and yet one nasty little lie in an overpopular misinformation source and people have died. There are hundreds of media related misdirections regarding science. If science finds new evidence, it doesn't mean that the previous findings were 'wrong', just incomplete. The way science works is that it is constantly rechecking its findings; that is exactly why it is such a *reliable* source of knowledge. In my field, we no longer tell people to avoid cholesterol containng foods, does this mean that we were wrong about cholesterol and heart disease? Absolutely not! But additional information shows that it isn't dietary cholesterol that is involved but that made by our own bodies; so we now advise people to make diet and lifestyle changes that prevent us making so much cholesterol. But there have been headlines saying 'scientists wrong about cholesterol'. The misdirection media will also take a single non-peer reviewed bit of dubious research that contradicts every other bit of evidence and treat it as a blinding new revelation. *You can't trust populist media reporting on science - it is biased!* The same goes for economics. All economic projections are based on strictly oulined criteria, which if they occur are very likely to have the predicted effect. For example; _"if there is a sudden trend in weight reduction; the sale of chocolates will go down and confectionary shares will plummet"_ Makes perfect sense, but what if fuller figures suddenly become popular; the prediction doesn't come true but it wasn't wrong, the necessary criteria simply didn't manifest. This is what happened with a lot of the early financial predictions around Brexit. A lot of them relied upon Brexit being triggered immediately following the vote. The Tories totally intended to do this but were prevented from doing so because it was illegal. Brexit was delayed; the predicted financial consequences didn't occur because the criteria weren't met and, because the pro-Brexit media rejoice in lies, the myth of 'Project Fear' was born. *You can't trust the populist media to accurately report on cautiously made financial predictions because it was their job to deceive their audiennce about Brexit.* Experts are 'experts' because they have a great deal of knowledge about their chosen subject and can therefore provide evidence based and reliable advice. The alternative to experts is quacks and charlatans, which is what we have at present; this is *not* a wise or healthy choice.

[@garlicxlr]

The dream of a British Empire needs to join the Soviet Union in the great wastebasket in the sky.

[@zr3755]

Absolutely not. The British Empire civilized the world, expanded democracy, and started the Industrial Revolution. Bring on the next Empire. Rule Britannia and God Save the Queen!!🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@garlicxlr]

@@zr3755 Hahaha! What a joke!

[@patrickstar5136]

@@zr3755 that's an odd way of spelling eradicated cultures, enforced their will and exploited weaker nations

[@stefchris2067]

@@zr3755 lol i think you are depressed

[@shekel8245]

Short answer: No Long answer: Helllllllll noooooooooooooooooo

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

Keep Crying. Do you want the US to overrule us?

[@ivanfreely6366]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial The US is at risk of breaking up.

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

@@ivanfreely6366 The Trump Administration is almost over, I don't think there is going to be a civil war in the next couple of months.

[@ivanfreely6366]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial Time will tell if Harris can consolidate power (Biden isn't going to be around for long). Just because Trump is out doesn't mean his followers are just going to disappear. The breakup of the US doesn't have to start with a civil war. The divisions are clear and people can just drift away. Again, time will tell.

[@shekel8245]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial Sorry to break it to you my dude, the US rule us and overrule us. They command our vote in the UN and in NATO, their culture has become so integrated into UK culture that barely anyone can remember British culture. They command or military industrial complex and large parts of our economy. If you think we can catch up to the US, in ANY sense, you're deluded

[@omegaRST]

Modern power is exerted through global trade, having the money to make foreign investments and giving aid, and by being able to coerce or befriend nations through economic means. How does the UK expect to do that with a shrinking economy?

[@fergus8173]

Give it time... but if not **cough**Scotland’s leaving **cough** 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lewisbrand]

Shrinking economy ? are you mad ? Watch the article and realise the UK is a very important World class player. Why do you think that 1/3 of all the nations on Earth have the Queen on their banknotes ? Go figure.

[@asator2746]

@@lewisbrand It *was* a very important world class player... but that days are gone. In which way do you think would UK’s ex colonies help the British GDP ? Because it is a fact that Brexit with or without a deal will cause a steady decline in the UK’s GDP in the long term... trade with anybody else in the world can’t be cheaper than with your neighbours.

[@cammysmith7562]

@@fergus8173 Scotland isn’t any better, we have a nationalist government that cares more about independence than its people, a declining oil industry which was meant to make us rich once we became independent, rampant poverty with some of the poorest areas in the UK, and now a new threat of extreme divide and sectarianism thanks to the nationalist and unionist debate becoming less civil and more like Northern Ireland. Scotland is a dump in the UK and a dump out of the UK. I wouldn’t trust the wankers in Westminster to organise a piss up in a brewery and the wanks In Holyrood couldn’t lead us out of a paper bag.

[@OlafPijl]

@@lewisbrand 1/3rd of all the nations? How many nations do you think there are? 16?

[@Kevin-cm5kc]

I genuinely laughed a little when I read that title. I'll watch anyway just for the gits and shiggles but lol, god no.

[@tjenadonn6158]

Expecting the UK to become a global superpower is on the same level as expecting the Pope to announce his conversion to Scientology.

[@deannilvalli6579]

That was my immediate reaction as well. Click bait!

[@marioncoutts1541]

@louis george the British empire is evil

[@marioncoutts1541]

@louis george I guess you never heard of the slave trade, the massacre if Maoris and Australian aboriginal peoples, multiple massacres by the British empire in India, the way the British left their colonies in such disarray that has made them unstable to this day, the violent and widely held racism that perpetuates to today in the form of institutional racism, the greedy and unethical opium war which had the sole purpose of getting an entire population addicted to dangerous drugs in order to make some extra cash, the apartheid systems that were left in quite a few of Britains former colonies, most notably south Africa, the failure to construct any form of infrastructure in its colonies while draining them of their natural resources? This was the legacy of the British Empire.

[@marioncoutts1541]

@louis george they wanted close ties with britain not the british empire. and they were the countries where the most british people had emigrated. and most of them, for a while at least, wanted nothing to do with britain. notably egypt, india, pakistan and basically any african country bar south africa.

[@ailo8964]

Given the similar land size with S. and N. Korea combined, the UK should be at a niche where South Korea is at now.

[@ca984]

Seems to me Britain can't even handle basic support for the NHS so a superpower is a bit out of their league

[@Mmjk_12]

Ah yes, just look to America and compare their healthcare system with the fact they are the sole superpower...

[@ca984]

@@Mmjk_12 well can't say that that will last now?

[@talideon]

Oh, they can. It's just that since since the Tories came to power, they've been doing their best to strangle the NHS in England and Wales. There's a good reason why NHS Scotland is in a much better shape than its cousin down south: health is a devolved matter.

[@fergus8173]

Keith Gaughan Covid numbers have been more controlled throughout the pandemic too as a result of devolved rule in Scotland

[@wakey87]

@@talideon Scotlands life expectancy is the lowest in western Europe. Maybe the NHS is doing better because they have a lower population...

[@cosimoserpolla5710]

Short answer: no.

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

And why you say?

[@darkyada71]

Cuz Britain is just too small? Look at a map

[@aredub1847]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial same reason the girls give you.

[@kamanashiskar9203]

Long Answer: Could if they learn to trade well.

[@dk85926]

I was literally scrolling down to see if anyone had commented this XD

[@laksyrowpolysdg3153]

the reality is that the UK will never be a superpower again but we can definitely try post-brexit to regain a more influential position on the global stage

[@adamschofield2960]

haha..Britain has never been a super power. We had a taste for invasion and colonisation centuries ago and that has gone completely now. The truth is as a nation we are a collection of small nations making up an island nation that now neighbours a large number of European countries that we have now cut off any routes that would allow influence to be regained. But at least we are good at selling insurance and loans..for how much longer?

[@crystxlzx6442]

@@adamschofield2960 Have you ever heard of the "Pact Britannia? Or "Pact Britannica"

[@tonyb9735]

@@adamschofield2960 Until the second world war we absolutely were a superpower. To suggest otherwise is just ridiculous. You might as well suggest that Imperial Rome was not a superpower.

[@zia4550]

@@tonyb9735 Britain wasn't super power it shared power with France. Rome was regional power not superpower holding only Europe and middle East. They first and last global hegemonic superpower is USA

[@tubbalcain]

@@zia4550 don't forget Andorra!

[@benharrelltv]

So good to see you guys expand!

[@rzu1474]

No.

[@simonmacarthur6808]

Where are you from?

[@rzu1474]

@@simonmacarthur6808 Germany. And if the N word falls suffocate on it

[@spark050302]

From a non-british point of view, it's kind of sad really, it's quite obvious to anyone that while the UK is an important country, it has neither the population, the economy, the military, the cultural influence, the population, or the resources to claim primacy; And yet some still think the Isles alone can become a superpower again, wich is note the case. The UK can either content itself with being an important part of something greater (not nescessarily the EU but that was by far the easiest possibility) or drown in its own self pity.

[@johnhawkins5314]

It's sadder from a British pov. Don't get me wrong, we got our old power through being massively exploiting jerks. However, instead of realising this and it's natural long term short comings, it's been looked upon with rose tinted glasses and thought to have been a smart idea to base our direction on in modern years. Look we're a small island nation and that's fine. So why the fuck are we not taking the sweet talking diplomatic route? No instead we're trying to wave our big stick around while making us look a fool for everyone.

[@waiifii22]

@@johnhawkins5314 lol exactly, on point.

[@thirdenvoqation7735]

You seem to forget the UK was always part of something bigger, the remnants of the British Empire in the form of the Commonwealth. Those ties will likely be foundation and links it will need to create trade partnerships such as the CPTPP. A lot of the UK influence comes from that trade partnership and the fact we have always punched above our weight militarily often being the favoured peacekeepers and negotiators of choice around the world because of our cosmopolitan viewpoint and the economic might of the City of London. Britain isn't perfect, and it's far from certain what our future is but you can say the same with the EU and the void the UK left behind. A lot of the marginal small countries no longer have a voice and will be further marginalised. It has an escalating debt crisis within the Euro, and the fact Merkel steps down this year after 15 years at the helm who's been the stabilising force in Europe. That's just the tip of the iceberg and some of the factors for leaving the EU project. A lot of the countries are starting to kick back against the over-reach of Brussels and the loss of sovereignty and the duopoly of France and Germany. The only real winner in all this is Russia.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

Sparkboi. You are talking absolute rubbish. Gt. Britain still has the best TRAINED military in the world and the only military in Europe of any importance. We also have London as the world's best financial centre and we lead the world with science. We have many firsts. Do not underestimate the UK. We already have over 60 trade deals around the world. Just wait a few years and you will see how great this country is.

[@johnhawkins5314]

@@valeriedavidson2785 Well no. France has always been famous for its military. Heck even if they have it for questionable reasons like rampant Islamophobia and also making sure they have a fair amount of nukes. Regardless France alone has a military.

[@yctai6151]

Certainty with foreign aid is: when the money stops, everything else stops.

[@patrickwannafightaboutit6338]

With this sort of mentality...it can become whatever it wants: in a psych ward

[@evancleary3315]

wishful thinking at its best. Already seen english traders on facebook saying that its not worth their while anymore trying to ship anything to the EU

[@michaeldust258]

I bought a spare part from the UK, the seller didn't include any customs declarations. Cost or the part: 168€. Import tax and fee 51,83€. The import should have been tax free, but only if you do the paperwork right.

[@wakey87]

Ordering stuff from America has become alot easier. Instead of having your package sitting in a warehouse waiting for custom charges to be raised, you just pay your VAT to the company and they ship straight to your door. And because every state in America has a different tax code they are already set up for this.

[@roman648]

Yeah who wants to deal with customs, they’ll just buy their stuff elsewhere.

[@connorsimmonds9698]

@@michaeldust258 Yeah but the UK imports more than it exports so if trade slows down the EU loses out a lot more.

[@lordmartinak]

@@connorsimmonds9698 I don' think that "at least they will suffer more than we will" should be ever the motivation ... Brexit is clearly net loss game - at least EU still have each other and they now know the importance of standing togeter more tha ever ... while UK is now alone and divided

[@bikkiikun]

How "powerful" the UK is has been shown last year through HongKong... where China basically ended the agreement with the UK concerning HongKong's political status. Where was Number 10? Where was the oh so strong Empire?

[@ab-ym3bf]

Or the Huawei decision for 5G equipment. Usa said no.

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

Britain, well at least we have our fishing waters back.......oh wait, we need to be able to sell our catches 😂😂😂

[@tonyb9735]

Genuinely that is the quality of political leadership available to us at the moment. Truly.

[@prathamjain4023]

😂

[@jensboettiger5286]

When did Britain become a place where wishful thinking is substituted for obvious reality?

[@tonyb9735]

We started ignoring reality around about the time of the EU referendum. Reality is like so dreary, it has very little positive to say about our future so we chose instead to vote for sunlit uplands and unicorns. Mine will be delivered this week.

[@alex29443]

It is not as crazy as you might think, the UK is set to outgrow germany by mid century (basically by pure population growth) and forge closer links with the english speaking world, all of which are richer and faster growing than the EU, I think the medium to long term prospects for the UK are actually pretty positive.

[@jasongaylard2547]

My guess is like pre EU Spain. Former global empire, EU adjacent.

[@tommay225]

Pre EU Spain was run by a far-right dictator so I'm hoping that we can avoid that 😂

[@peterpain6625]

@@tommay225 Whenever i listen to Bojo though i am not quite sure if he manages to dress himself each morning...

[@pekojounin]

@@tommay225 Given that not a single European country gave a fuck about taking Franco out of power, I wouldn't expect help from outside the UK to avoid it. Just saying.

[@connorsimmonds9698]

And EU spain is still a shithole with borderline 1/5 of the population unemployed in Andalusia. The UK is literally the market for most EU goods, the EU will suffer more from Brexit

[@aredub1847]

@@tommay225 oh son

[@seanpatrick1243]

Quick answer, no. But the cult followers will convince themselves they are.

[@Grymbaldknight]

Now that it's outside the EU, the UK does have an opportunity to adapt and pursue new successes in a changing world. The problem is that it does so from a position of uncertainty, and uncertainty doesn't inspire confidence in those dealing with the UK, at least in the short-term. In short, "there's everything to play for". I think that good leadership will be key over the next few years. Whether we _have_ good leadership is another matter.

[@kangaroo1888]

It will take it year's to get out of the toilet and that means a lot of suffering for it people very sad .

[@tonyb9735]

If you think that good leadership will be key over the next few years then we are f-cked.

[@tonyb9735]

Actually, now that it's outside the EU, the UK has an opportunity to have its pockets even more thoroughly rifled by the Tory party. Tens of billions in the last year alone.

[@korneliusvold7749]

Good evening. My thoughts on this particular issue is that Britain will never regain its former position in the world. They need to fix their own country before they go out and think they can become a global superpower within months of leaving the EU. The economic issues following both Brexit and Covid-19 will affect the UK for years to come, and with recent events in Northern Ireland, I do not think Britain will make it out of this rollercoaster of political chaos. UK will not survive this. Best regards, Breeeze - A norwegian, English social studies student

[@rakellobekkfosse2782]

Very great thought

[@VolkerHett]

With a population of 66 million? How?

[@taipizzalord4463]

The world will not care about Brexit Britain.

[@actic555]

CANZUK 2021 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿

[@numega7323]

I'm British and it's true. Our influence was completely taken by America. Our only big influence was the EU. Which we have just left.

[@numega7323]

@Fresh Turkey I am from Scotland so we can fight it quite easily, abandoning the sinking ship.

[@neodym5809]

@Fresh Turkey In the UK, Scotland has no power, all can be dictated by London. In the EU, Scotland would have a veto right, a seat on the council and commission. See the difference?

[@MrPinkpiggie]

@@numega7323 have fun when your gas runs out and you all freeze bro

[@BZAKether]

As an outsider: I believe that the UK will continue to be a rich and important country in the future, in all areas mentionated, just as now. But about being a global leader... Well, I do not wonder "Who are the super powers of the world?" I know which ones are. People and countires do not pretend to be important, they are.

[@TH3TIMP5]

"Continue to be rich". Not to shoot you down but I don't feel as if the uk has ever been rich. I feel as if the uk sweeps a lot under the rugs. Basic infrastructure like transport and services are a joke. I feel as if to much money gets spent in the wrong areas. There seems to be a lot of "Give this contract to this company because they are my mates." In the town I live in the river keeps on flooding and everyone is calling on the local council to dredge the rivers like they used to as it was never a problem back then. But for some reason they gave a contract to a big company to build massive walls around the river. This is a similar story in different towns around my area to which the saying come up "You will lose this money if you don't let us go a head." I hear this a lot with gov run public sector eg. University's

[@lennycam1775]

@@TH3TIMP5 the uk is much better funded to services then usa

[@the_godfather9974]

@Lenny cam That’s not really a good argument though is it? "Well the uk spends more on services then the unsocial unequal trainwreck and playball of industrialists that is the US"

[@TheChill001]

@@TH3TIMP5 bit like the US, big military and loud mouths in government do NOT equate to wealth or health.

[@s2h6mail]

It would be interesting to know how the poll for Britain in decline relates to previous years/decades. Also whether there has been large changes in how specific age groups polled. Just curious really as you'd always get the 'in my day' from older generations.... Would be interesting to see whether the outlook has changed by generation and how much of a difference recent events have made.

[@abhiyou0tube]

You need large geography, large population, vast resources alongwith soft power to become a true super power. US is still a super power for this reason. In colonial times, UK had it all: A large population through its colonies, vast geographical size through its colonies and access to almost all natural resources in the world again through its colonies. The colonies all were forced to use 'English', so UK developed soft power as well. So the common word here is 'colonies'. Britain ruled these colonies owing to its superior and well organised army. Now that the armies to conquer and rule territories are no more relevant, EU was the one that gave UK the platform to again exert power over significant land and population and have access to considerably larger resources as compared to that UK possesses on its own. Brexit sadly is one of the most self destructive moment for the UK when it comes to being a global power. It may perhaps still just exert some soft power of English language, but now that almost every country has significant English speaking population of is own and US culture being more prevalent, world more often looks to US for even English language and UK is not much relevant there as well.

[@mvnkycheez]

this was the problem with brexit right from the start

[@nikoladd]

What you really need to become a superpower is real applicable major leverage. UK did have several minor ones, some mentioned in the video, but all of those are now diminished.

[@trthib]

"It may perhaps still just exert some soft power of English language"...well, not really. I was looking at a documentary on the fall of the USSR yesterday and they showed images of the "westernisation" of Georgia (the country), they had books to learn the american language... And yes, Shakespeare"s books are less an influence than Hollywood/Netflix now.

[@joshbentley2307]

@@trthib most countries still learn British English, but countries that learn American English still benefits the U.K. Since they’re almost exactly the same language. If you grabbed someone from the U.K. and US they could easily speak to each other and clearly communicate.

[@ericbischoff9444]

With Erasmus gone, you can forget about presence in education & research.

[@talltroll7092]

Rubbish. Erasmus was woefully underused by UK students in the first place (a failing of several UK governments, going back for quite some time), and simply leaving a few EU research agreements won't damage UK research in the long term, although I'm sure it will have short term effects. The UK still participates in several research organisations that involve other EU members states that weren't part of the EU, and others that involve non-EU members, also not organised by the EU. We will also still have access to EU research funding via associate status, like any other non-EU country, on the same terms (pay for access, no decision making role), and if any of them seem to be worth it under those terms, we will sign up. We even still have access to the Horizon 2020 program for the lifetime of any ongoing projects that had funding already. If the EU tried to completely exclude the UK from EU research, the EU would also suffer greatly, since there are plenty of very good researchers and facilities in the UK. Where it makes sense to continue co-operating, I'm sure ways will be found to make it happen, although it will probably be harder without the EU framework, and will likely take some time. It is strongly in the interests of both the UK and the EU to have a formal R&D agreement, so while any future agreement won't be the same as full participation via EU membership, there is considerable incentive on both sides to come to some arrangement

[@aidanya1336]

@@talltroll7092 For some reason people think just because brexit the EU and UK are enemies. This is far from true (i know hard to believe with UK media keen vilifying the EU). The EU works together with many non EU countries on research and education. The only thing that changes is that the UK prob needs to pay its share in this research (as it did previously through being a member) Just like all the other non EU members and just as the EU does in America or in the future maybe the UK. I doubt scientist let something stupid like politics hold them back.

[@ericbischoff9444]

@louis george LOL

[@aidanya1336]

@louis george Congrats, you are correct. It is rated number one on the success of its students. That are 40% international.

[@AngryCheezburger303]

@@talltroll7092 Underused by UK students maybe, but definitely not by EU students. I personally know a few people who went and studied in the UK through the Erasmus program. There won't be many students coming with the non-erasmus prices as they are.

[@andzamens]

Yes its possible.super power of eating a lot of fish.

[@tobiasrorvallrodrigues5770]

@Alex Well, that was a long time ago now. It's time to stop living in the past with pride of acting like a power hungry oppressive bully to a huge part of the world. Those countries are happy they took back control.

[@Thesngian]

@Satoshi Nakamoto Stop having wet dreams about the past. Modern UK is smaller than modern germany.

[@victor_venema]

The entire Global Britain list are things the UK had as an EU member.

[@mattstevensms60]

Imagine how hard it is to be heard in your country region, well in the eu it’s worse you have many other countries wanting what’s best for them and regularly not Britain. So seeing as we are unique due to being a island we will rarely get what we want as 27 other nations want something else fishing being a key change over the years

[@victor_venema]

@@mattstevensms60 Betting not mention fishing. It is the best know example of this stupidity.

[@mattstevensms60]

@@victor_venema why stupidity .? I don’t understand

[@EvenWaysMusic]

Except the ability to conduct trade policy, immigration policy, fishing and so on? Moreover, Look at the EU covid vaccination programme vs the UK one. That is also what the UK has OUTSIDE the EU.

[@Speedkam]

@@EvenWaysMusic I love this brexit conmen delusion. It seems everythin good in Europe is independent of EUs influence, but everything undesirable is EU’s fault.

[@samuelpreston7547]

Question: How will you know when the UK is respected by Europe? Answer: When we finish on the left hand side of the leaderboard at the Eurovision Song Contest.

[@kgw72]

It has more to do with sending good songs, you haven't tried that since 2002.

[@simonbarter326]

not true. uk had a good history in eurovision. look it up. but since the balkan wars, there are now too many new counties voting for each other.

[@CrazyInWeston]

@@simonbarter326 It really is about the songs. The BBC hasn't cared about the Eurovision since the millennium. Look at the artists they used to send vs the nobodies that they send now.

[@simonbarter326]

@@CrazyInWeston true, but it's not particularly serious these days. They even let Australia compete.

[@samuelpreston7547]

@@simonbarter326 I’m a massive Eurovision fan. When countries like Ireland, Australia, France, Germany, Malta and Sweden don’t vote for us anymore I think it’s because of the politics not always because our entry isn’t great. Also, you’re correct the UK had a good history. Had being the key word.

[@theroundbear]

The real question is: Do the brits still do the accent when nobody's around or not?

[@johnlynch8947]

We tend not to talk when nobody is around.

[@jonomoth2581]

What do you mean by 'the accent' lol

[@fburton8]

Jonathan O Yeah, which of dozens of accents did RB have in mind? Posh RP, I guess.

[@jonomoth2581]

Accents are changing all the time, we've just only noticed recently because of being able to record speech. I'm sure RP now sounds very different to how posh southerners spoke 200 years ago, and the new developing contemporary accents (which due to shared media are far less different from each other) will sound archaic in 200 years. Any accent spoken by a lot of British people is a British accent. I speak some version of contemporary RP, you?

[@fburton8]

@@jonomoth2581 Yes, me too. Nothing like the old (pre 70s or so) BBC, but there is a hint of poshness or perhaps 'good education', whatever tf that is. That's after living in Glasgow since 1965. I can turn on the Glasgwegian tap just enough to avoid getting headbutted. lol

[@lucforand8527]

The UK hasn't been a superpower since WW1, some Brits just don't seem to know it.

[@mrsnrub282]

Australian here. Here's something that Britain needs to realise and accept. We will become a Republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies. That was bound to happen as soon as Charles and Diana divorced. The only way to stop this is to crown William as King instead. Once Australia goes, every last remaining country goes. The Commonwealth, if it survives, will be Indian-led, not British. CANZUK is like "That's so fetch". It isn't going to happen. Stop trying to make it happen. This video is pretty spot on in that Britain will always be important culturally, but your days of having a presence outside of Europe are over.

[@naughtiusmaximus7103]

The UK lost its superpower status even before WW2, when it could not secure a British source of the most important resource of the 20th century. Oil. They had to rely on the primary exporter of the early 20th century, the US, and have been subordinate to them since. This was evident in the Suez Crisis, the US disapproval of imperialist actions was enough to rapidly end the declining British Empire. It was evident even now, where Boris' push for a hard Brexit was only pursuable because Trump supported it. Loss of EU trade would hopefully be replaced by a gain in US trade, along with all the regulations and standards (typically lower) that come with that. As soon as Biden won it became clear he needed any EU deal or face WTO rules from all directions. If they could not regain that power in the past 90 years, they're sure as hell not going to now as a smaller power. The more realistic question is if the UK avoids becoming an American client state.

[@struanpeat5116]

I've said something similar before, we're a long way from out global empire, and it's time to pick a side, we can either become a slave to the us (the ones who make a fool of themselves and think the whole country is just England, ignoring the other 3 countries in it) , or stick with our neighbors (the ones who respect and welcome us)

[@jeffrybungle2502]

Didn't we find oil close to the fawklands!?

[@aredub1847]

i wonder how many states england will be into when it joins the us.

[@struanpeat5116]

@@aredub1847 I just hope Scotland can get back to the EU before then

[@sausagejockyGaming]

WHAHAHH imagine thinking UK wasnt a superpower before WW2 hahaha UK was THE superpower, the suez crisis was long after ww2.

[@lukasserelis9459]

Last time I was this early US wasn't a 3rd world country plotting a revolution against democracy

[@julianshepherd2038]

against its own democracy. It's an expert at attacking democracies

[@eamonkelly3256]

No

[@michaelthomas5433]

I'm going to pick 'NO' for $200, Alex.

[@the_godfather9974]

😂😂😂

[@alanmarr3323]

It is a total fantasy !

[@arnowho4733]

"It`s possible that Boris Johnson and his government can deliver on their promises." REALLY???? WELCOME to TLDR Unicorn!!!

[@raukoring]

I choked with coffee when I heard him say that

[@arnowho4733]

@@raukoring I thought, what`s in his coffee?! :)

[@raukoring]

@@arnowho4733 1.5 dcl water 0.5 dcl milk 1 spoon Nescafé gold 1 spoon sugar 1 pinch of Ceylon cinnamon :)

[@arnowho4733]

@@raukoring you forgot 1 sprinkle of fairy dust!:)

[@raukoring]

@@arnowho4733 I wish

[@noamjen]

The real question is are Brits more delusional about being a global power, or about being a leading country when it comes to football :P (ps Germany wants their star back, thank you)

[@donhuang9855]

England "re-invented" football by changing the rules of the game they learn from ancient China centuries ago, just like the American Football has evolved from the days of the British Empire.

[@tonyb9735]

I don't think that's true. There may well have been a similar game in China that pre-dated English football but that is not where English football originated. Let's face it, kicking a round ball is not so sophisticated a concept that it could not have been developed independently more than once. I mean, Biologists estimate the eye has evolved independently more than 50 times.

[@donhuang9855]

@@tonyb9735 But nothing heard of English football until they went to China on a trade mission during the Ming Dynasty.

[@CrazyCatCreations]

The frustration as a remainer who was 1 year short of age to vote, and now instead I have to watch videos about our uncertain future and economy, just because some isolationists didn't want to accept globalisation...

[@jsmally83]

Dry your eyes mate

[@ragnargustafsson6637]

Will there even be a Britain as we know it the future? By the looks of it, Scotland might very well become independent and be an EU member in the future. Will then Wales go the same way?

[@JohnSmith-vg6hb]

If Scotland left, they'd never be let into the eu, without the union Scotland is a very poor country with massive issues, I really don't see the union breaking up anytime soon

[@ragnargustafsson6637]

@@JohnSmith-vg6hb I can't see any reason why Scotland wouldn't be let in. I have been to Scotland a few times. I certainly didn't see a 'poor country'. That is more than I can say of some other EU- members. Every country has issues. Any particular reason why Scotland wouldn't be let in you think?

[@ragnargustafsson6637]

@Fethelious The Dova It seems that democracy is under attack in many previously safe places these days. One can't take anything for granted any more.

[@JohnSmith-vg6hb]

@@ragnargustafsson6637 Scotland runs at a defecit, they rely on Westminster for money, they would be incredibly poor if they left the union, not to mention they do 80% of their trade with England so a hard border would be a nightmare

[@ragnargustafsson6637]

@@JohnSmith-vg6hb I can understand that those reasons would make it hard for Scotland to leave UK, but I don't think those arguments would bar Scotland from becoming EU members if they so desire. The common currency Euro could become a problem though.

[@bikerslow2598]

About 100 years past it's sell-by date.

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

🤣🤣🤣🙄🦄

[@billpugh58]

Don’t you mean Can England? Doubt if the UK will still be together soon;)

[@bmc9154]

I think we would try to stay together, although Scotland would struggle on their own and idk if North Ireland would be welcomed or not and Wales would probably suffer just like Scotland, so stay untied is the best for all nations economically and relationship wise

[@eltawilnada005]

Can you please make a video on the current trade difficulties and red tape s facing UK businesses while exporting to the UK? And what's the expect remedy this situation?

[@camarch]

I think half of the problem with the UK is it’s pessimistic and self-defeating attitude. Whether for better or for worse, Brexit is done now and we should look to the future to improve. Complaining about how the UK is falling apart will do nothing to improve, and in fact which just make everyone more annoyed and depressed.

[@sebs29]

But it's the truth buddy. You can lie to yourself all you want but the reality is another one.

[@ab-ym3bf]

I think more than half of the problem with the UK is the over inflated self image of the english

[@camarch]

@@RyakkiBaka of course not. acknowledging the problems is important, but all we do is acknowledge them and seem to fall into pit of despair and self-hate which doesn’t help anyone. everybody knows there are issues so what is the point in continuing to self-loath, that makes people even more depressed

[@camarch]

@@ab-ym3bf there may be groups of people that over-inflate the British identity and what positives it brings but i’m quite the majority of people are quite the opposite

[@camarch]

@@sebs29 i don’t think anybody lying to themselves and claiming there no issues, of course there are

[@chasingbonee5734]

Britain, a country that has never quite accepted it is not the same world superpower it used to be. I mean, there's already ANOTHER up and coming superpower (China) other than the one that took its position (USA), yet Britain and the British people are still living in this "Britain superpower lalaland". It's very embarrassing at this point.

[@chasingbonee5734]

​@@RyakkiBaka I did not misunderstand ANYTHING. I'm fully aware the world can be multi-polar. But that is not the world we're living today. The EU is NOT and has NEVER been a superpower in ways a superpower has always been. The world will only become multipolar once China has firmly established itself as a complete superpower the way superpowers have been.

[@richardharvey1732]

Hi Chasing Bonee, any discussion of power should always be started with a clear definition!, are we to talk about 'power over', whereby others are forced to do our bidding!, this takes a lot of effort and resources!, or are we to talk of 'power to', where dialogue information and advice can be offered to promote collaboration for common purpose!. I suspect that the majority of those that want the former do so because they imagine that is what we had, in reality we had some of both!, in some situations we were able to 'force' the issue, as with the Opium trade in China and the colonisation of Africa and North America, both of which left us poorer and with a legacy of resentment!. Almost simultaneously many engineers, architects, teachers doctors and administrators were able to establish industries and institutions by enablement and persuasion, a very different use of power!. your reference to China as a 'new' superpower is overlooking the fact that while for several centuries they ignored the rest of us China has bee a single continuous superpower for at least two thousand years!. Cheers, Richard.

[@CedarHunt]

The term I've heard is "delusions of empire". It is rather fitting.

[@johnholt9399]

The horror of historical UK power rubbish ???

[@lmlmd2714]

The UK's relevance is the world post-WW2 ha been defined almost entirely by our strategic value to the Americans in several areas: * A base and proxy to patrol the GIUK gap - With Scottish independence, this will be lost. * An American voice and ear in the European Union - With brexit, this has been lost. * A base and proxy to patrol the Strait of GIbraltar - This was already irrelevant by the mid-80s, as Spanish-American ties improved dramatically with Spanish accession to the EU, the growth of the Spanish navy, and the decline of the British navy, especially the closing of the Gibraltar dockyards in 1984, which effectively marked the end of this aspect. Other than this, our main value was a conduit for multinationals into the EU. By virtue of being English speaking and not being landlocked, the UK was a good place for Asian and American businesses to establish EU regional bases. Ireland, Malta and Cyprus also offer these same attributes, and will now replace us in this role.

[@boian-inavov]

TLDW - No

[@janfin292]

It's more about a 'global England', the rest of the UK is quite disappointed

[@colejones6312]

Wales voted to leave as well. Scotland is the one complaining.

[@donhuang9855]

The Rest of the UK is no more than the population of a mega city in China.

[@peterfox5897]

The uk is entirely england centric. Wales like Ireland wan annexed and taken by force and scotland is a vassal state. Look at how dramatically england's population boomed compared to the rest. All the money and work was all in england. And that wasn't by accident.

[@donhuang9855]

@Kordell Swoffer Excuse me, "the rest of the UK" means minus England which has a population close to 57 million.

[@donhuang9855]

@Kordell Swoffer Seems to me that you have been watching FOX News on a regular basis. China (GDP USD 16 Trillion) , today, has the world's second most billionaires after the USA (GDP USD 23 trillion). Here are 10 mega Chinese cities with annual GDP that dwarf the economies of some countries: 1) ShangHai - USD 602 Billion 2) BeiJing - USD 564 billion (UAE + Qatar + Oman) 3) ShenZhen - USD 433 billion ( Austria) 4) ChongQing - USD 386 billion 5) GuangZhou - USD 370 bilion (Argentina) 6) Hong Kong - USD 365 billion (Norway) 7) SuZhou - USD 308 (Greece) 8) ChengDu - USD 278 9) Wuhan - USD 253 billion - (Kuwait + Kenya + Venezuela) 10) HangZhou - USD 247 billion (Chile)

[@johnfoxton8737]

Only thing the UK has become is super embarrassing.

[@gamingtonight1526]

After Brexit, The UK is just a small island off the NW coast of Europe that is of no consequence. We will have to pay a lot more for imports, we will sell fewer exports, and we will become a poor, impoverished nation, like most small islands are around the world.

[@cokrullebol]

Spoiler. No it can't

[@gregmatic2861]

To be a superpower you have to have other countries depend on you financially, militarily, and diplomatically. Britain is at best a declining regional power because of its economic situation that Brexit will only make worse. Don't feel too bad though because America is right behind you. The dollar and the military have been what's kept us afloat since the 90's but that won't last too much longer.

[@Jack-di4ox]

You’ve got it wrong, brexit was a mistake IMO Europe will be irrelevant divided however uk gdp expect to grow at record growth this year why do people think our economy is declining? I’d say we still have a big say in what happens in the world I’d say it goes america/China then Germany then uk and we will see in 10 years time whether we stay there or maybe even overtake Germany

[@Jack-di4ox]

But if I’m being honest as a young adult I can see us joining back the Eu we won’t get the good treatment we did last time but Eu would be stupid to decline us access

[@kridhay]

@@Jack-di4ox we shouldn’t have left in the first place, we could have used the Euro in fact and we would be better off

[@theburden9920]

@@Jack-di4ox ahahahahah that didnt age well

[@richardmoloney689]

We have the £. It's a reserve currency. Keep your $.

[@pug306dvr]

We will never be a superpower, but i see no reason why we can’t be a successful country even outside of the EU.

[@derekarnold3665]

Let's get real the only two superpowers in the 21st century are China and USA. If the UK want's to aspire to be economic success story it should look to Ireland which was the fastest growing economy in 2020 with a GDP per capita of $80,000. Being a member of the EU did help but actually it was also their attraction for US hi tech companies investing some of their spare cash in Ireland in R&D projects. Clever Irish.

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Some (other) factors defining a country's leading role: peace negotiator, passport power, most liberal country, happiest country, etc.

[@stefangrobbink7760]

Technological development may also be a factor. Though it does determine who is lagging behind rather than who's ahead these days.

[@MichaelTavares]

You mean passport COLOUR!

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

I would like to also ask not only _Who are the most liberal countries?_ but also *Who are the most liberal people?*

[@samgreen3249]

Short answer: No Long answer: Nooooo

[@1320613]

No desire to be a superpower. The ability to live safely and securely in a caring society is what most people are looking for.

[@TheSilver2001]

One of the reasons the UK may have left the UK was the influence and orders from Brussels, which is led by Berlin. Now, they will continue to take orders, either from Berlin or from Washington, but without the perks of membership.

[@JayJay5244]

“Can England become a superpower?” There I corrected the title for you lol The Union is doomed... Scotland will be leaving and Irish reunification is on the horizon in the next 10-20 years...

[@Iestynity]

Hopefully Cymru will become independent too!

[@danigreat4003]

@@Iestynity you both deluded if you honestly believe that

[@actic555]

CANZUK 2021 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿

[@danigreat4003]

@@actic555 definitely would get behind that just don't think it would get enough backing

[@JayJay5244]

@@dmwhite6735 Even if it doesn’t happen, a hostile Scotland doesn’t really help your union lol

[@goodlookingcorpse]

1:38 The message of the left-hand poster is "Russia is prepared to sacrifice millions of its people to help us win." The message of the middle poster is "We can draw on the resources of Canada, Australia, and large parts of Africa and Asia." Both messages were true at the time.

[@cheeseymattybob]

STOP 👏🏻 PUTTING 👏🏻 IMAGES 👏🏻 OVER 👏🏻 WORDS

[@Eyyoh755]

Scotland laughing:"Which "United Kingdom"?"

[@ganimhoward2705]

This is a fascinating video. Sadly, money makes the world go round. Money is influence and those who have it can have more.

[@herlescraft]

0:50 missed doctor who reference: "who turned out the light?"

[@stevencrighton6890]

People see what they want to see

[@StefanTravis]

Blink and you'll miss it.

[@d.b.4671]

Also, "don't blink." :D

[@gaius100bc]

When they say foreign aid, it's sounds so noble, but does it really? When I try to look exactly what they mean by "foreign aid", I found that actual recipients of the money are certain international organizations, like "International Development Association", which apparently part of world bank, which apparently giving out "aid" money as "loans" to desperate poor countries. I'm confused, am I reading things wrong, or is that "foreign aid" is some form of scam?

[@gavinstacey8862]

I think you are correct.

[@gaius100bc]

@@gavinstacey8862 Imagine, if "Foreign Aid" turned out to be one of the instruments (disguised as something noble, hidden under thick layers of glamour, of bureaucratic and legal jargon) to keep poor nations poor and for rich to get richer..That would be truly ironic. But perhaps we will never really know for sure. Maybe it actually even is what they say. No one seem to ever try to do any in depth research, at least I haven't found it yet, not even tldr. Almost as if it's some kind of taboo.

[@gavinstacey8862]

@@gaius100bc I think that at it's best "Foreign Aid" is a quid pro quo arrangement. Soft power, contracts for work overseas, assuaging empire quilt, things like that. When The UK was still a global power, practical foreign aid for when the sh1t hits the fan was provided by the Armed Services. Earth quakes and hurricanes.

[@sodenwiththis6702]

I'm loving the TLDR Extended Universe at the moment

[@RedHeadForester]

Well, as a remain voter, my view of the UK at present is we're a stuck up self-aggrandizing island who is on a downward trajectory economically and socially on the world stage as long as we keep believing The Empire is still relevant today. Now is the age of globalisation and America, China, and Russia vying for 'king of the world'. If we had decided to integrate and work with our nearest trading partners rather than go it alone we would be in a far less risky situation, but as things stand now, all we need is for one or two things to not go our way in order to bring the nation to it's knees and make us a functional vassal state of one of these superpowers. Oh, and Scottish independence is more or less inevitable at this point in my opinion; they want back into the EU and were dragged out kicking and screaming by their snobby English neighbours, with whom they've had a tumultuous past. As annoying as it would be to have a hard border with Scotland, for their own good I hope they're able to seperate themselves from the UK and rejoin the EU.

[@thegrandmuftiofwakanda]

Through the UK's democratically mandated exit from the European Union we are not attempting to form an Empire, we are leaving an entity that wanted to become one but failed.

[@STEALTH1DAN]

Britain? Superpower? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 let's for how long "Britain" (UK) will exist for. Wouldn't be surprised if the UK is dismembered between England, Scotland, Ireland... maybe the Welsh will stay with the English....maybe

[@bartandaelus359]

They did that once and the commonwealth lingers on in its memory.

[@prolarka]

Does it have cheap resources? Not anymore. Case closed.